fueled dangerous COVID-19 conspiracy theories. To his dogmatic followers, however, his actions are dismissed, even praised, as the musings of a âneurodivergentâ Tony Stark.
Muskâs popularity with online communities on Reddit and Twitter in large part comes from a calculated creation of a narrative through various media appearances. Through guest spots on âThe Joe Rogan Experienceâ and his own press conferences for SpaceX and Tesla, Musk crafted an image of a relatable edgelord who partakes in weed and talks about cryptocurrency.
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